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Wolfmother WolfmotherDevoted students of the 1970s school of heavy rock, the Australian trio Wolfmother unveiled its full length debut in early 2006 to considerable buzz. Deftly walking the line between respectful homage and blatant mimicry, singer guitarist Andrew Stockdale sounds like Jack White channeling Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi as opposed to Page and Plant particularly on the stomping opener, "Dimension," while the rest of the band ably follows in Sabbath y suit.

remaining faithful to the original track's structure but viewing it through a tinted lens

Released: 04/29/2022

Nowhere is this more evident in album opener 'Hun' with its breezy

and that ease is so alluring upon the first spin of Traveller that it's not until repeated visits that the depth of the album becomes apparent

Released: 06/21/2019

Lee Ranaldo (vocals

things get interesting -- particularly for longtime fans -- when the band indulges its experimental side on songs like the seven-minute title track

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and Joanna Newsom contribute one way or another to How I Got Over

the Rapture

and his expressive vocals exert their compelling power over the entirety of MEXICO EN LA PIEL